Labor & Employment Attorney #ESF8091

What is it for you:

• National full-service law firm serving businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals across a wide range of industries.
  
• The firm represents innovative companies operating in emerging, regulated, and rapidly evolving markets.
  
• Known for its collaborative culture and sophisticated legal services across litigation, corporate, intellectual property, labor & employment, and regulatory practices.
  
• Offers attorneys the opportunity to work on high-profile and complex matters with substantial client interaction.
  
• Maintains a strong reputation for litigation excellence and client service nationwide.
  
• outstanding benefit packages and a people-first work environment
  
• Stable, growing company with tremendous opportunity for career advancement
  
• Competitive compensation and benefits
  

Job Type : Full Time
Location : New York, New York
Pay : Excellent
Job Description
What You Will Be Doing

• Provide day-to-day employment counseling to hospitality industry clients.
  
• Advise employers regarding wage and hour compliance issues.
  
• Counsel clients on discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and employment law matters.
  
• Represent employers in employment litigation and administrative proceedings.
  
• Handle class and collective wage and hour actions.
  
• Serve as lead litigation counsel on employment disputes.
  
• Draft motions, pleadings, legal memoranda, and employment-related agreements.
  
• Conduct legal research and develop litigation strategies.
  
• Advise clients regarding New York State and New York City employment regulations.
  
• Work closely with restaurants, hotels, entertainment venues, and hospitality employers.
  
• Assist clients with labor relations and workforce management matters.
  
• Develop long-term client relationships through proactive legal guidance.
  

Experience You Will Need

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
  
• Active New York Bar admission.
  
• 4–8 years of Labor & Employment law experience.
  
• Significant employment counseling experience.
  
• First-chair litigation experience involving discrimination and wage & hour claims.
  
• Experience handling employment litigation from inception through resolution.
  
• Class action and collective wage & hour litigation experience (required).
  
• Strong understanding of New York State employment law.
  
• Strong understanding of New York City employment regulations.
  
• Excellent legal research, writing, and advocacy skills.
  
• Strong academic credentials.
  

Highly Preferred

• Hospitality industry employment law experience.
  
• Labor relations experience.
  
• Familiarity with the New York State Hospitality Wage Order.
  
• Experience representing restaurants, hotels, nightlife, or entertainment businesses.
  

Our client asked me to submit 3 great people within the next few days. We work directly with the hiring manager and can arrange interviews within a few days
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